The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-18
ED COMMENCEMENT
LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTS
TIC ATTENDANCE.
INTERESTING EXERCISES ATTEND
ED BY DISTINGUISHED MEN
AND HANDSOME LADIES.


filled with people The services were
opened by hymn, and then Rev. J. $.
Malone read the scripture; Rev. Mr..
Knowles offered prayer, and the choir
rendered selection under the director
ship of Prof Colby President Caldwell
stated that he had received note from
DIR. Cook that he would not le present,
and it being late he searched among his
Old sermons and found one that had
been delivered twelve years ago. The
text was Samuel, 3 chapter, Ills verses
inclusive The discourse was timely, in
structiye and rapt attention was paid to
the remarks.
TRUSTEES MEETING.
The Board of Trustees of the college
met Tuesday in the presidents room.
There were present DIR. l.. P. Bush and
DIR. c. Elton Buck of Wilmington; DR.. N.
IL. Clark, S. NJ. Curtis, Esq, George g..
Evans, Esq, John f. Williamson; David
j. Murphey, Esq, and DR.. II. q. NJ. Kol-
lock; Judge John W. Houston, Manlove
Haynes, John X. Nicholson, Esq, and
John b. Pennington, Esq, of Dover; DR.
w. II. Purnell of Frederick, Md; George
w. Cruikshank of Elkton, Md; DIR. p. d.
Keyser of Philadelphia; DIR. George W.
Marshall and William f. Causey of Mil
ford; Governor B. T. Biggs and John A.
Reynolds, Esq, of Middleton; John c.
Stockley of Smyrna; Ex-Governor Char
les c. Stockley and Il. r. Paynter, ESD,
of Georgetown; DIR. Hugh Martin of Sea-
ford, and President J. II. Caldwell.
There were but four absentees, being the
fullest meeting ever attended.
The old officers were reelected as fol-
lows DIR. Lewis p. Bush, president; John
+. Williamson, Esq, vice-president, and
George q. Evans, secretary and treasurer
The regular reports of the standing COM
mittees were received and filed. The
treasurer's report was read, which show
ed the college to be in fair financial
condition.
Whereas, A want of harmony is shown
to exist between the president and the
professors of the college; therefore, be
it
Resolved, That in the sense of the
board, cooperation and unity among
the faculty are entirely essential to the
success of this institution, and with IL
view to freedom of action on the part of
the board towards accomplishing its OBJ
ject, it is further.
"Resolved, That the entire faculty,
president and professors, be respectfully
requested to Immediately tender TO the
president of the board the resignation
of the respective chairs, to take effect at
the close of the present collegiate year;
and that the secretary be directed TO
send copy of this resolution to each
member of the faculty.
Mr. Causey then called for the pre-
vious question, and the resolution was
adopted without debate.
On motion committee of three from
each county was appointed to effect Il re-
organization of the faculty, to report to
the full board. Those appointed are
Governor Biggs, DIR. c. Elton Buck, John
A. Reynolds. Esq, John X. Nicholson,
Esq, John b. Pennington, Esq, John c.
Stockley, Esq, Ex-Governor Charles c.
Stockley, DIR. Hugh Martin, DIR. David
d Mustard, and DIR. Lewis P. Bush, and
George c. Evans, ex-oflicio The COM
mittee will meet at the Clayton House
next Wednesday and will report to the
full board at a meeting to be held in
Dover at the call of the chairman.
The statement read before the Trus-
tees by President Caldwell was person.
al attack on Prof Wolf. Many of our
readers know that the feeling between
the President and the Professors has not
been of a very amicable character We
think all the matter that appeared in the
daily papers should have been kept
strictly within the Trustees room. Such
stuff is liable to do more damage
lilalll NilA bt iOlilliNh III many NNtNiHs
We are sorry that the affair occurred and
hope the Trustees will do what they con-
slider the best. AT this time the College
is without faculty, and mature deliber-
alton as to who shall be placed at the
head of the institution is demanded of
the Trustees. A man who can bring the
ColInon foru,ard 10 needed
ATHENEAN LITERARY SOCIETY.
On Tuesday evening the fifty third an
niversary of the Athen@an Literary
Society of Delaware College, was cele-
bratcd in the Oratory. Early in the even
ing youth and beauty, the middle aged
and aged began to gather. Before the
hour for opening the exercises the large
room was well-flled. 1t was the begin
ming of the festive week in Newark.
These occasions always draw hundreds of
people to witness and hear these exer-
cises
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. q. NJ. Bond, and then the Rey-
bold Orchestra of Wilmington followed
with sweet strains
Harry T. Price acted us chairman and
introduced Norman ElwOod l.ayiield,
who delivered an address ON tho "Rus-
sian Empire" Mr.. I.ayfield handled the
subject well, and gave Il clear account of
the subject in hand.
+. b. Springer then delivered the So
ciety Address upon Principles of Gov
ernment." This subject was well and
thoroughly discussed in its many and in
tricate parts. The question takes broad
field for its foundation, and to give IL
synoposis would be useless. The speaker